Method and apparatus for addressing touch discontinuities

A continuity determination method comprising:

• sensing an initial stroke track representing an initial movement of a user controlled indicator against a touch sensitive surface and sensing a subsequent stroke track representing subsequent movement of the user controlled indicator against the touch sensitive surface, wherein said sensing of the initial stroke track and said sensing of the subsequent stroke track are separated by a discontinuity;
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• determining whether the initial stroke track and the subsequent stroke track comprise portions of one user input action or two separate user input actions, wherein the portions of one user input action are determined when the initial stroke track is followed by the subsequent stroke track within a predetermined period of time and a trajectory of the initial stroke track is consistent with a trajectory of the subsequent stroke track, otherwise, the two separate user input actions are determined, wherein there is a reduction of a stroke velocity at the end of the initial stroke track as compared to a stroke velocity at the beginning of the subsequent stroke track when the processor determines that there are two separate user input actions.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having program instructions that can be executed by various computer components to perform a method comprising:

• sensing an initial stroke track representing an initial movement of a user controlled indicator against a touch sensitive surface and sensing a subsequent stroke track representing subsequent movement of the user controlled indicator against the touch sensitive surface can be determined, wherein said sensing of the initial stroke track and said sensing of the subsequent stroke track are separated by a discontinuity;
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• determining that the initial stroke track and the subsequent stroke track comprise portions of a user input action when the initial stroke track is followed by the subsequent stroke track within a predetermined period of time and a trajectory of the initial stroke track is consistent with a trajectory of the subsequent stroke track.